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World
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Africa
5/17/2023 10:21:53 AM
Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others has failed to stop their inroads, and a senior U.N. official warned Tuesday that without greater international support and regional cooperation the instability will expand toward West African coastal countries.
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World
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Africa
5/16/2023 11:03:26 PM
Gunmen attacked villages in troubled north-central Nigeria, killing 29 people and razing houses, survivors and authorities said Tuesday.
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World
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Region
5/5/2023 8:01:33 PM
Mali's military junta announced Friday a referendum on a new constitution to be held on June 18 in a delayed step towards a return to civilian rule in the West African nation wracked by insurgency.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Special
4/4/2023 8:39:24 PM
Alyaa Abo Shahba travels to the West African country of Niger to get a glimpse of Ramadan traditions in this Muslim-majority nation
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World
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Africa
3/27/2023 3:59:42 PM
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday praised Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo for his “democratic principles" during a visit with the West African leader, who's facing rising discontent over inflation and fresh concerns about regional security.
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World
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Africa
3/17/2023 4:24:05 PM
Ten million children in west Africa's central Sahel region are now in "extreme jeopardy" and desperately need humanitarian help due to worsening violence, the United Nations warned Friday.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
2/25/2023 11:15:48 AM
Africa’s largest film festival kicks off Saturday in the West African nation of Burkina Faso amid soaring jihadi violence that’s killed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million people.
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World
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Africa
2/23/2023 6:47:57 PM
The late Burkina Faso revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation.
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World
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Africa
2/19/2023 8:03:47 PM
Burkina Faso's army announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit West African state were officially over.
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World
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Africa
2/19/2023 2:27:21 PM
The leading contenders in Nigeria's presidential election have made their last push for support, a week before the West African nation's key election.
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World
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Africa
1/30/2023 11:34:55 PM
Liberian President and former international football star George Weah announced on Monday he would stand for re-election later this year.
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World
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Africa
1/26/2023 1:29:45 PM
The French foreign ministry said Thursday it is recalling its ambassador to Burkina Faso for consultations, one day after Paris decided to withdraw troops from the West African country following a demand by its military rulers.
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Business
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Economy
1/24/2023 7:38:56 PM
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has marked the opening of a $1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos that authorities hope will help grow the West African nation's ailing economy.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
12/13/2022 8:35:17 PM
For several years, turmoil and unrest in West African countries has resulted from security breakdowns, political vacuums, domestic conflicts and deteriorating economic conditions.
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World
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Africa
12/10/2022 8:05:17 PM
German aid worker Jorg Lange was freed Saturday more than four and a half years after Islamic extremists kidnapped him in the West African country of Niger, according to Help, the German aid organization where he works.
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World
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Africa
12/9/2022 2:48:25 PM
Violent attacks targeting Nigeria's election commission offices are raising concerns about the security of the West African country's upcoming elections in February.
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World
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Africa
12/5/2022 4:02:50 PM
West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene against jihadism and in the event of coups, a senior official said.
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World
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Africa
12/4/2022 10:50:19 PM
West African leaders on Sunday told Mali's ruling junta to release 46 Ivorian troops it has held for months or face sanctions, officials said.
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World
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Africa
11/30/2022 7:13:26 PM
A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday began the long-awaited trial of 18 people accused of abetting one of West Africa's bloodiest jihadist attacks -- a machine-gun assault on a beach resort in 2016 that left 19 dead.
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COP27
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To Know
10/31/2022 2:36:57 PM
The natural resources that form ocean ecosystems can play a significant role in the socio-economic growth and development of nations.
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